Common Treatments for the Musculoskeletal System
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| amputation | surgical removal of a partial or complete limb
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| anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL) | arthroscopic surgery that replaces a torn AC ligament with a graft
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| arthrodesis | surgical fusion of a joint
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| arthroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a joint
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| arthroscopy | surgical procedure performed on joints with an arthroscope
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| arthrotomy | surgical opening of a joint
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| bone graft | piece of bone taken from a healthy site to be used to replace a bone or defect of another site
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| bunionectomy | surgical removal of the great toe bursa and bone
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| capsulorrhaphy | suture of a tear in a joint capsule
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| carpal tunnel release | surgical cutting of the wrist ligament to relieve nerve pressure
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| cast | application of a solid material to immobilize an area of injury, fracture or dislocation, usually made of plaster of Paris
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| chondroplasty | arthroscopic surgery to smooth articular cartilage
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| fasciectomy | surgical removal of fascia
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| laminectomy | surgical removal of a portion of a vertebra to remove disc tissue
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| meniscectomy | surgical removal of knee cartilage
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| microdiskectomy | surgical remvoal of ruptured disc using small incisions and minimal approach
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| microvascular anastomosis | use an operating microscope to repair minute blood vessels and nerves
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| neurolysis | freeing a nerve from surrounding scar tissue
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| ostectomy | surgical removal of a bone or a portion of the bone
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| osteoclasia | intentional breaking of a bone to correct a deformity
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| reduction | restoring a fracture to normal position
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| resection | surgical removal of a portion of a bone, muscle, joint, tendon, or ligament
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| revision arthroplasty | surgically redo a joint replacement, due to a failure or loosening of replaced components
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| spinal fusion | surgical union of two or more vertebrae by bone grafts, pins, plates, rods, or cables
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| synovectomy | surgical removal of the synovium or tissue lining the joints
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| total joint replacement | surgical reconstruction by implanting a prosthetic joint
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